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The Finer Points of Avid
The original and now relatively unfamiliar sense of avid, “desirous to the point of greed,” developed logically from its root in Latin, avēre (meaning “to long for”). It appears in such phrases as “avid of fame” and “avid for details,” expressions we are more likely to encounter in formal writing than in speech. More common today is the word’s somewhat weakened and ameliorated (that is, “made better,” or given a more positive connotation) meaning “extremely enthusiastic.” This is the sense regularly used of people who have embraced some hobby or pursuit (such as avid readers, gardeners, or knitters).
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Examples of avid in a Sentence
Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
After the episode aired on July 17, the TikToker (and an avid astrology believer) tells PEOPLE that fans were quick to look skyward to reason why the duo had such a natural rapport.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
In turn, avid viewers of The Apprentice were 28 percent more likely to support Trump, the study found.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
His mother was an avid singer of spirituals, and a next-door neighbor, Lucy Jackson, helped Jones learn to tap out boogie-woogie on the keyboard.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Avid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avid. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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